The preferences to masked and unmasked faces is relevant for premature newborns, since Covid-19, most of the faces that surround them during their hospitalization are masked. The Premask project is a continuation of the InfantMask and BabyMask studies (concerning infant and newborn), by studying the visual preferences to masked and unmasked faces of premature newborns.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
120
Test 1: Unmasked face vs. masked face Test 2: Unmasked face up vs. unmasked face down Test 3: Face masked right side vs. face masked reverse
proportion of visual fixation time to photos of masked/non-masked faces.
time of picture visual fixation (seconds)
Time frame: once, at term (at 37 weeks corrected age)
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